Pelosi defends Murtha against Republican reprimand

TheMercenary · 05-21-2007, 06:22 AM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday defended a leading anti-war Democrat against a Republican plan to reprimand him over a political spat on defense spending.

Rep. Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican, is expected to file a resolution this week calling for the House to reprimand Democratic Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania for allegedly threatening to withhold spending for defense projects backed by the Republican lawmaker.

Murtha, chairman of the powerful House Appropriations defense subcommittee, has become a target for Republican criticism because of his leading role in Democratic efforts to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq.

In the weekly Republican radio address, Rogers accused Murtha of violating House rules by threatening defense project funding. The incident followed a failed attempt by Rogers to kill a House measure granting funding for a project in Murtha's Pennsylvania district.

http://www.reuters.com/article/polit...26120920070521

xoxoxoBruce · 05-21-2007, 01:12 PM

Good for her.

TheMercenary · 05-22-2007, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Good for her.

Come on now... she is a cunt.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-23-2007, 07:03 PM

However, she has this one right.

TheMercenary · 05-23-2007, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

However, she has this one right.

No, I don't think so. It is a but another example of the double standards in the Demoncratic Party...

xoxoxoBruce · 05-23-2007, 08:18 PM

Mike Rogers is being a cunt because he lost, Murtha is doing his job.

richlevy · 05-23-2007, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Demoncratic Party...

Ooooh,...clever. Let me try.

Repubelicken

Reprobitchen

TheMercenary · 05-23-2007, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by richlevy

Ooooh,...clever. Let me try.

Repubelicken

Reprobitchen

Yea, they are pretty much all the same coin.

tw · 05-23-2007, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Come on now... she is a cunt.

And how old are you?

Urbane Guerrilla · 05-24-2007, 01:03 AM

He's somewhere middle-aged AFAIK. We've PM'ed a bit.

And it's still just like I expected: the senior leadership of the Dem Party does not understand, and will not act, in the Republic's interest. It seems to me in this Republic's interest to win this war -- and we should not give undue weight to the difficulties our foes throw in our way. The only way the Dems can rehabilitate themselves is to win the war better than the Republicans can. A good first step would be to quit sabotaging the Iraq campaign.

The Republicans are at least trying to win. The only Democrats who can make the same claim are the registered Democratic voters in uniform and over there.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-25-2007, 04:19 PM

The Reps are too dumb to realize we lost this war before it started by not thinking ahead or planning ahead, so they went at it without the resources to control after the invasion.

Worse than that, the have lost the media war in the middle east and continue to do so by letting the military keep the press at bay, so our side doesn't get reported. The military is still smarting from what they feel was unfair treatment by the press in Viet Nam, maybe because they can't get it through there skulls that we had no business being there. Now they've shot themselves in the foot again by letting the enemy win the hearts and minds of the region. I'm not saying it wouldn't be an uphill battle, but christ, don't hand it to them.

tw · 05-26-2007, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

The Republicans are at least trying to win.

So you recommend insulting comments by 14 year olds to promote miltary victory? Such comments make Reality (ie the missing strategic objective) completely unnecessary. I was not asking about physical body age. What 'age' posts puerile replies?

Urbane Guerrilla · 05-26-2007, 03:43 AM

Yours, speaking of puerile. I'd go so far as to remark that your thinking on political matters has never been worth a damn anyway. Too Communist, too anti-American, too anti-democracy.

richlevy · 05-26-2007, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Come on now... she is a cunt.

Mommy issues?

05-21-2007, 06:22 AM	#1
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Pelosi defends Murtha against Republican reprimand WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday defended a leading anti-war Democrat against a Republican plan to reprimand him over a political spat on defense spending. Rep. Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican, is expected to file a resolution this week calling for the House to reprimand Democratic Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania for allegedly threatening to withhold spending for defense projects backed by the Republican lawmaker. Murtha, chairman of the powerful House Appropriations defense subcommittee, has become a target for Republican criticism because of his leading role in Democratic efforts to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq. In the weekly Republican radio address, Rogers accused Murtha of violating House rules by threatening defense project funding. The incident followed a failed attempt by Rogers to kill a House measure granting funding for a project in Murtha's Pennsylvania district. http://www.reuters.com/article/polit...26120920070521 __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

05-21-2007, 01:12 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Good for her. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-23-2007, 07:03 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	However, she has this one right. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-23-2007, 08:18 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Mike Rogers is being a cunt because he lost, Murtha is doing his job. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-24-2007, 01:03 AM	#10
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	He's somewhere middle-aged AFAIK. We've PM'ed a bit. And it's still just like I expected: the senior leadership of the Dem Party does not understand, and will not act, in the Republic's interest. It seems to me in this Republic's interest to win this war -- and we should not give undue weight to the difficulties our foes throw in our way. The only way the Dems can rehabilitate themselves is to win the war better than the Republicans can. A good first step would be to quit sabotaging the Iraq campaign. The Republicans are at least trying to win. The only Democrats who can make the same claim are the registered Democratic voters in uniform and over there. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

05-25-2007, 04:19 PM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The Reps are too dumb to realize we lost this war before it started by not thinking ahead or planning ahead, so they went at it without the resources to control after the invasion. Worse than that, the have lost the media war in the middle east and continue to do so by letting the military keep the press at bay, so our side doesn't get reported. The military is still smarting from what they feel was unfair treatment by the press in Viet Nam, maybe because they can't get it through there skulls that we had no business being there. Now they've shot themselves in the foot again by letting the enemy win the hearts and minds of the region. I'm not saying it wouldn't be an uphill battle, but christ, don't hand it to them. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-26-2007, 03:43 AM	#13
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Yours, speaking of puerile. I'd go so far as to remark that your thinking on political matters has never been worth a damn anyway. Too Communist, too anti-American, too anti-democracy. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

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